Celebrity Big Brother's reverse ferret

We know there were talks with Boy George, but Fleet Street veteran Kelvin MacKenzie reveals in his Sun column today that he was also was asked to be on Celebrity Big Brother. "The answer should have been an immediate no, no, thrice no," he writes. "Instead, being a vainglorious type, I decided to follow the money and see where it led." He says the offers started at £37,500, then went to £75,000. "I left a message saying put a three in front of it and I'll do it, ie £375,000." After passing a psychological test, he waited for a call from the producers, but "It never came". He concludes: "Having caught a little of CBB, it's quite clear I would have caused quite a lot of trouble but I have my doubts whether it would have done me or Channel 4 any good."